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Star Wars Disney Canon Graphic Novel
Star Wars: The Original Trilogy: A Graphic Novel
Everyone's favorite tale of good versus evil takes on a whole new look in this graphic novel! Join Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia, Darth Vader, and the rest of the heroes and villains from a galaxy far, far away in this graphic novel collection that retells the original three Star Wars films: A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi. You'll experience the saga in a way you never have before!
208 pages, Hardcover
First published March 1, 2016
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About the author
Alessandro Ferrari
227 books21 followersAlessandro Ferrari, nato nel 1978, è sceneggiatore di fumetti, sceneggiatore di cartoni animati e autore. La sua carriera di sceneggiatore è iniziata nel 2005 durante un corso presso l’Accademia Disney di Milano.
Ha iniziato a scrivere fin da piccolissimo, storie e fumetti, al termine del Liceo ha poi deciso che quello sarebbe stato il suo mestiere.
Alessandro Q. Ferrari è stato ospite al festival Mare di Libri nelle edizioni del 2010 e 2018.
Ha iniziato a scrivere fin da piccolissimo, storie e fumetti, al termine del Liceo ha poi deciso che quello sarebbe stato il suo mestiere.
Alessandro Q. Ferrari è stato ospite al festival Mare di Libri nelle edizioni del 2010 e 2018.
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February 21, 2017
Majority of our species love Star wars. I am one of them. So when they released a graphic version of original trilogy, I had to read it!
Verdict?
Mixed.
This is a 208 page adaptation of the 6 hour-long story. One of the biggest issue is the way the writers had to rush the story because, well... this is a 208 page adaptation of the 6 hour-long story. There is nothing special about it.
In their defense, the art kind of grows on you.
Overall, This is a children-friendly word-by-word adaptation of the movie that doesn't add much to the story. So if you find yourself having only one hour to rediscover star wars trilogy, check this out!
Verdict?
Mixed.
This is a 208 page adaptation of the 6 hour-long story. One of the biggest issue is the way the writers had to rush the story because, well... this is a 208 page adaptation of the 6 hour-long story. There is nothing special about it.
In their defense, the art kind of grows on you.
Overall, This is a children-friendly word-by-word adaptation of the movie that doesn't add much to the story. So if you find yourself having only one hour to rediscover star wars trilogy, check this out!
February 8, 2021
*2.5
Okay, I feel kind of bad for that rating, but ugh, here we go.
spoilers for the original Star Wars trilogy
At first, I didn't think I'd have anything to say about this. It would just be "cool art of the original movies!" But this book really ended up annoying me in several places.
First, though, I should acknowledge the artwork. If I had really liked it, I think I could've dealt with the other problem better. But I... didn't.
The backgrounds and aliens were all really good, but the humans all looked so weird. I get it's a style, but it's not my kind of style.
Also, the panels are very monotone in here. There isn't a single full-page picture in here, and none of the important lines are given their own sections.
That brings me back around to my main issue with this: it feels like, more than anything else, someone copying down the movies. And at a core level, yes, that is what these comics are supposed to be. Nothing fancy, just the original movies and original characters and original lines. Or, most of the original lines.
SO MANY lines and scenes are cut from this. Not so many that it's unintelligible to someone who's seen the movies, but I think this would be so hard to follow if you hadn't seen them. But then again - this isn't formatted or written like an original story would be. No lines are given special reveals. You don't get a full-page picture of the Death Star blowing up, of Obi-Wan's death, of "I am your father"... nothing. So if this is just for people who've seen the movies, what will they get out of it??
The lines... so many are missing. And I guess I get that, if this is trying to be more compact, but I can't understand why. If these are just for people who want to relive the movies, then why are many of my favorites lines missing?? I think they should've focused on fleshing out each individual movie rather than doing all this cutting to make the whole trilogy fit in 200 pages.
Okay, take A New Hope. So, so many of Leia's early lines are cut. No "I recognized your foul stench," no "you're a little short for a Stormtrooper." It really makes her character, just from the comic, look really bland. Obi-Wan's death is given a whole quarter of a page, and then there's just a distanced shot of his robe in the next panel. You don't see the robe fall, you don't see Vader kick it - nothing.
Agh, these feel so rushed.
When Obi-Wan says "He was the best star pilot in the galaxy, and a cunning warrior" about Anakin, they could've added the final part: "And he was a good friend." I mean, it would've just been one extra speech bubble!
Also, the delivery of Han's "May the Force be with you" felt so off. The comic has him deliver it with a smile and an exclamation point. I think it really cheapens the line - Han isn't saying that as a joke, like he previously did, he's reluctantly saying it before he leaves with that hint of "maybe he's starting to believe." I love that line, and it isn't that complicated to do right.
The final scene with Han and Luke and Leia reuniting after the Battle of Yavin is really downplayed too - it's one panel, and they all look so casual. That's not the atmosphere of that scene at all.
The only part of this that was well-paced was the Battle of Yavin, I actually got quite into that part. But it didn't make up for the rest of it.
Onto Empire Strikes Back. Again, so many of my favorite lines were cut. No "Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter," no "Then I'll see you in Hell," no "Never tell me the odds."
Again, who is this for? It's too cut to be for fans of the original movies, but if this is for people who haven't seen the movies then they're missing all the best lines.
Lando is so abridged in this version that everything from his betrayal to his change of heart means nothing. And even I, someone who has seen the original trilogy many times, couldn't care about him because this book cut out all his lines.
And then, the scenes they cut! No kiss between Han and Leia on the Millenium Falcon! No scene of Han being tortured! No scene of Yoda testing Luke and telling Obi-Wan "I can't do it. The boy has no patience." None of it!!
I genuinely thought they were going to cut "I love you. "I know." They didn't, thankfully, but I was so apprehensive.
Ugh, some of this was good, but I'm so bitter that "Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter" wasn't in here.
Finally, we're at Return of the Jedi. I've seen this movie ten times, so I can safely vouch for its accuracy.
The whole Jabba scene - I mean, part of me gets why you would cut some of this stuff, but again, why? Who is this for?
No Chewbacca in chains, no Leia disguised as Boushh threatening Jabba with a thermal detonator, no Han carbonation blindness... the sail barge fight isn't bad, though.
Also, this book cut right from Mon Mothma explaining the mission to the teams off on their ships. No Han entrusting the Falcon to Lando, no "Who'd they find smart enough to pull that one off?", no Luke sensing Vader and saying "I'm endangering the mission. I shouldn't have come." Nope, cut to Endor.
And then that whole exchange between Luke and Leia on Endor is cut down to five panels, half a page. I mean, come on, give me something there. Luke asking Leia about her mother. Luke telling Leia that he has to face Vader and Leia hopelessly asking him to stay, and Luke kissing her before leaving. I mean, you're going to cut all of that???
The first confrontation between Luke and Vader after that isn't bad. It's better paced. So is their fight scene - my favorite detail that they added in this whole book was including the scene where Luke severs Vader's hand and then looks at his own gloved hand. That was good, and they paced Luke facing the Emperor well. Vader killing the Emperor was too rushed, though.
Also they cut out the reprise of "I love you." "I know."
So... ugh, I don't know. I get why they cut parts of the movies, I do, but... it felt like they cut too much, and all the wrong lines. And I didn't like the style of the comics enough to work with that.
At first I was thinking that I wouldn't mind rereading this book just to relive the movies, but they cut out too much for me to properly enjoy them. I'll just rewatch the movies.
On the back, it says that "You'll experience the saga in a way you never have before!" How? This is all of the original dialogue and movie scenes but they're cut down. That's it. The different art style adds nothing. This didn't feel like a comic-book version of the movies; it felt like someone just copying the movies down into a comic-book format for people who've already seen the movies. It doesn't add anything. Sorry. 2.5/5 stars.
Okay, I feel kind of bad for that rating, but ugh, here we go.
spoilers for the original Star Wars trilogy
At first, I didn't think I'd have anything to say about this. It would just be "cool art of the original movies!" But this book really ended up annoying me in several places.
First, though, I should acknowledge the artwork. If I had really liked it, I think I could've dealt with the other problem better. But I... didn't.
The backgrounds and aliens were all really good, but the humans all looked so weird. I get it's a style, but it's not my kind of style.
Also, the panels are very monotone in here. There isn't a single full-page picture in here, and none of the important lines are given their own sections.
That brings me back around to my main issue with this: it feels like, more than anything else, someone copying down the movies. And at a core level, yes, that is what these comics are supposed to be. Nothing fancy, just the original movies and original characters and original lines. Or, most of the original lines.
SO MANY lines and scenes are cut from this. Not so many that it's unintelligible to someone who's seen the movies, but I think this would be so hard to follow if you hadn't seen them. But then again - this isn't formatted or written like an original story would be. No lines are given special reveals. You don't get a full-page picture of the Death Star blowing up, of Obi-Wan's death, of "I am your father"... nothing. So if this is just for people who've seen the movies, what will they get out of it??
The lines... so many are missing. And I guess I get that, if this is trying to be more compact, but I can't understand why. If these are just for people who want to relive the movies, then why are many of my favorites lines missing?? I think they should've focused on fleshing out each individual movie rather than doing all this cutting to make the whole trilogy fit in 200 pages.
Okay, take A New Hope. So, so many of Leia's early lines are cut. No "I recognized your foul stench," no "you're a little short for a Stormtrooper." It really makes her character, just from the comic, look really bland. Obi-Wan's death is given a whole quarter of a page, and then there's just a distanced shot of his robe in the next panel. You don't see the robe fall, you don't see Vader kick it - nothing.
Agh, these feel so rushed.
When Obi-Wan says "He was the best star pilot in the galaxy, and a cunning warrior" about Anakin, they could've added the final part: "And he was a good friend." I mean, it would've just been one extra speech bubble!
Also, the delivery of Han's "May the Force be with you" felt so off. The comic has him deliver it with a smile and an exclamation point. I think it really cheapens the line - Han isn't saying that as a joke, like he previously did, he's reluctantly saying it before he leaves with that hint of "maybe he's starting to believe." I love that line, and it isn't that complicated to do right.
The final scene with Han and Luke and Leia reuniting after the Battle of Yavin is really downplayed too - it's one panel, and they all look so casual. That's not the atmosphere of that scene at all.
The only part of this that was well-paced was the Battle of Yavin, I actually got quite into that part. But it didn't make up for the rest of it.
Onto Empire Strikes Back. Again, so many of my favorite lines were cut. No "Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter," no "Then I'll see you in Hell," no "Never tell me the odds."
Again, who is this for? It's too cut to be for fans of the original movies, but if this is for people who haven't seen the movies then they're missing all the best lines.
Lando is so abridged in this version that everything from his betrayal to his change of heart means nothing. And even I, someone who has seen the original trilogy many times, couldn't care about him because this book cut out all his lines.
And then, the scenes they cut! No kiss between Han and Leia on the Millenium Falcon! No scene of Han being tortured! No scene of Yoda testing Luke and telling Obi-Wan "I can't do it. The boy has no patience." None of it!!
I genuinely thought they were going to cut "I love you. "I know." They didn't, thankfully, but I was so apprehensive.
Ugh, some of this was good, but I'm so bitter that "Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter" wasn't in here.
Finally, we're at Return of the Jedi. I've seen this movie ten times, so I can safely vouch for its accuracy.
The whole Jabba scene - I mean, part of me gets why you would cut some of this stuff, but again, why? Who is this for?
No Chewbacca in chains, no Leia disguised as Boushh threatening Jabba with a thermal detonator, no Han carbonation blindness... the sail barge fight isn't bad, though.
Also, this book cut right from Mon Mothma explaining the mission to the teams off on their ships. No Han entrusting the Falcon to Lando, no "Who'd they find smart enough to pull that one off?", no Luke sensing Vader and saying "I'm endangering the mission. I shouldn't have come." Nope, cut to Endor.
And then that whole exchange between Luke and Leia on Endor is cut down to five panels, half a page. I mean, come on, give me something there. Luke asking Leia about her mother. Luke telling Leia that he has to face Vader and Leia hopelessly asking him to stay, and Luke kissing her before leaving. I mean, you're going to cut all of that???
The first confrontation between Luke and Vader after that isn't bad. It's better paced. So is their fight scene - my favorite detail that they added in this whole book was including the scene where Luke severs Vader's hand and then looks at his own gloved hand. That was good, and they paced Luke facing the Emperor well. Vader killing the Emperor was too rushed, though.
Also they cut out the reprise of "I love you." "I know."
So... ugh, I don't know. I get why they cut parts of the movies, I do, but... it felt like they cut too much, and all the wrong lines. And I didn't like the style of the comics enough to work with that.
At first I was thinking that I wouldn't mind rereading this book just to relive the movies, but they cut out too much for me to properly enjoy them. I'll just rewatch the movies.
On the back, it says that "You'll experience the saga in a way you never have before!" How? This is all of the original dialogue and movie scenes but they're cut down. That's it. The different art style adds nothing. This didn't feel like a comic-book version of the movies; it felt like someone just copying the movies down into a comic-book format for people who've already seen the movies. It doesn't add anything. Sorry. 2.5/5 stars.
July 10, 2016
5 stars
Not bad. Liked to be able to see the original trilogy in comic book form. The art looked a little weird though. Besides that, just fine.
It will be interesting to see what happens in the Star Wars saga next. Can't wait to read more Star Wars material!!!!!
Not bad. Liked to be able to see the original trilogy in comic book form. The art looked a little weird though. Besides that, just fine.
It will be interesting to see what happens in the Star Wars saga next. Can't wait to read more Star Wars material!!!!!
January 9, 2018
The good:
Precious Moments type illustrations of the classic characters.
The bad:
Skipping over a lot of the minor scenes to fit the page-count, which makes it feel rushed.
Precious Moments type illustrations of the classic characters.
The bad:
Skipping over a lot of the minor scenes to fit the page-count, which makes it feel rushed.
November 30, 2017
It was interesting to read a graphic novel of Star Wars after seeing the movies. There was more detail and there was things that you might have missed in the movies. This was a really quick read, taking me only a couple of hour in total to finish it. If you don't like graphic novels and just want to get reading them over with I would recommend this book to you.
April 21, 2017
OK, maybe I wasn't the target audience...
The biggest knock from the other reviews is that the story was done in 208 pages and they are completely correct. It was a rush job and also a money grab for Disney doing this.
I wasn't a fan of the art. Chewie look horrible. He had the skinniest legs you can do and. These comics continue to not be able to draw a girl/women. It is almost like they have never really looked at one... Leia looked like anywhere between a 8 yr to 14 yr old. Most of the time she looked like ahh shucks poor me... It was a little creepy her looking at Han, kissing him (it reminded me of Matt M from Dazed and Confused where he gets older, but the girls stay the same...he looked like he was in his early 20's looking to score with a 14 yr old) and her in the bikini outfit (I didn't want to look). Lando looked like he was still 40. Boba Fett looked good.
Some errors in the book though. Page 59, on page 59, Luke is wearing stormtrooper armor at the Yavin battle briefing), page 113 they got the order of the bounty hunters mixed up, the text (page 127, the somewhat unidiomatic "Shortly later") and I know some of the wording is incorrect.
And this is really lame because they have Greedo shooting first. They didn't show Leia bringing in Chewie to Jabba. They left out the Boba Fett's death (I know it is conduced, but come on)
So basically blah, but maybe let my 2 and 4 year old look at it...
The biggest knock from the other reviews is that the story was done in 208 pages and they are completely correct. It was a rush job and also a money grab for Disney doing this.
I wasn't a fan of the art. Chewie look horrible. He had the skinniest legs you can do and. These comics continue to not be able to draw a girl/women. It is almost like they have never really looked at one... Leia looked like anywhere between a 8 yr to 14 yr old. Most of the time she looked like ahh shucks poor me... It was a little creepy her looking at Han, kissing him (it reminded me of Matt M from Dazed and Confused where he gets older, but the girls stay the same...he looked like he was in his early 20's looking to score with a 14 yr old) and her in the bikini outfit (I didn't want to look). Lando looked like he was still 40. Boba Fett looked good.
Some errors in the book though. Page 59, on page 59, Luke is wearing stormtrooper armor at the Yavin battle briefing), page 113 they got the order of the bounty hunters mixed up, the text (page 127, the somewhat unidiomatic "Shortly later") and I know some of the wording is incorrect.
And this is really lame because they have Greedo shooting first. They didn't show Leia bringing in Chewie to Jabba. They left out the Boba Fett's death (I know it is conduced, but come on)
So basically blah, but maybe let my 2 and 4 year old look at it...
December 31, 2023
Considering that this one of my favourite trilogies, I thoroughly enjoyed reading the book! The book is in three parts as per the movie trilogy. The first one (A New Hope) is the most well-written of the three. The other two parts seemed rushed with more narration than dialogues (as this is a graphic novel, I wasn't expecting this kind of writing). There are some parts/details from the movies that are skipped from the book. But overall, it was a lot of fun to read and I definitely recommend reading it if you're a Star Wars fan!
May 2, 2019
This was fun to read in graphic novel form, but I agree with other readers, it was way too short and left a ton out. Still pretty fun to read.
June 6, 2024
Absolutely adored the art style of this one!
This is a condensed version of the films so story is obviously great. I really did just pick these up for the art but I enjoyed reading it too!
This is a condensed version of the films so story is obviously great. I really did just pick these up for the art but I enjoyed reading it too!
August 1, 2016
This review originally appeared on "Garth's Blog" at http://garthhamilton.blogspot.com/201...
It feels like a money grab to release a straightforward retelling of the original Star Wars film trilogy, with so-so artwork. George Lucas’ special editions of the films are represented here: For example, the Wampa gets his close-up, and Greedo shoots first.
The worst offense is that the events of the films are intact, but the humor and charm of these films are mostly either missing or lost in translation. Also, not to belabor the artwork, but the characters look like lame Mad Magazine versions of the real life actors. This is particularly disappointing in light of the top notch artwork and humor of the Star Wars and Darth Vader comic series (both of which I wrote GLOWING reviews on Garth's Blog).
On that note, the cartoonish rendering of Darth Vader couldn’t be less menacing. It’s less reminiscent of Darth Vader and more like Dark Helmet.
I never thought I'd never utter the following words in ANY context, but… Skip the book, and watch the films instead.
It feels like a money grab to release a straightforward retelling of the original Star Wars film trilogy, with so-so artwork. George Lucas’ special editions of the films are represented here: For example, the Wampa gets his close-up, and Greedo shoots first.
The worst offense is that the events of the films are intact, but the humor and charm of these films are mostly either missing or lost in translation. Also, not to belabor the artwork, but the characters look like lame Mad Magazine versions of the real life actors. This is particularly disappointing in light of the top notch artwork and humor of the Star Wars and Darth Vader comic series (both of which I wrote GLOWING reviews on Garth's Blog).
On that note, the cartoonish rendering of Darth Vader couldn’t be less menacing. It’s less reminiscent of Darth Vader and more like Dark Helmet.
I never thought I'd never utter the following words in ANY context, but… Skip the book, and watch the films instead.
November 28, 2017
I got this to introduce my daughters to the Star Wars franchise. They enjoy graphic novels and they are a bit young for the movies. (But soon!) The GN does a pretty good job of hitting the high points in the movies and covers the "scary" parts pretty well. My girls enjoy it!
October 30, 2022
F's review: I really liked the characters and I'm a big fan of Star Wars.
October 7, 2023
Interesting to read in a graphic novel form.
The story gets a little lost being condensed into a short medium but it works well as a refresher or summary.
The story gets a little lost being condensed into a short medium but it works well as a refresher or summary.
January 13, 2022
Alessandro Ferrarin "Kapinaliitto vastaan imperiumi" (Tammi, 2021) on muksuille suunnattu sarjakuvasovitus alkuperäisestä trilogiasta. Elokuville ollaan uskollisia. Tarinan mutkia on vedetty suoraksi, mutta mitään uutta ei ole lisätty mukaan. Kohtauksesta toiseen edetään turhankin nopeasti.
Sarjakuva on visuaalisesti vähän kaksijakoinen tapaus. Hahmot näyttävät ihan hauskoilta, mutta niiden sovittaminen taustoihin tuntuu välillä kömpelöltä.
Lapsille albumi toimii ihan kelvollisena tutustumismatkana Tähtien sodan universumiin, mutta muiden ei ehkä kannata vaivautua.
Sarjakuva on visuaalisesti vähän kaksijakoinen tapaus. Hahmot näyttävät ihan hauskoilta, mutta niiden sovittaminen taustoihin tuntuu välillä kömpelöltä.
Lapsille albumi toimii ihan kelvollisena tutustumismatkana Tähtien sodan universumiin, mutta muiden ei ehkä kannata vaivautua.
September 24, 2016
An odd and pointless Star Wars publication. This "graphic novel" is in many ways the opposite of Hong Jacga's absolutely brilliant adaptation of the original trilogy as a web comic last year. In Hong's version, intriguing new scenes were added, characterization was explored in different and deeper ways, and every familiar scene was depicted from an angle or perspective different from the movies. It was everything that a graphic novel adaptation of Star Wars should be.
But this one? I don't understand it at all. The writing abridges the life out of the original trilogy. Most humor is gone, and major plot points often don't fare much better. It's like watching the three movies at double or triple speed. As for the art, I don't have a problem with the cartoony style of the characters, but the artists seem, strangely, to have ignored the distinctive lighting of most of the scenes. Instead, everything is lit almost the same: neutral, plain, and usually too bright. This gives the book a bland, monotonous look, which is disappointing for what ought to be a visually interesting story.
There are occasional flubs in both the art (on page 59, Luke is wearing stormtrooper armor at the Yavin battle briefing) and the text (page 127, the somewhat unidiomatic "Shortly later"). While the book itself feels like a nice production--nice size, pleasant feel--the contents are really disappointing. I wonder if this is an example of "too many graphic novel designers" spoiling the book. Disney Books obviously assumes you won't care who actually created this book, because the creative team is relegated to the very end of the book, and even then it's a little difficult to figure out who did what. I imagine it would have been far better for Disney to choose a normal-sized graphic novel team (writer, artist, inker, letterer), and give them the freedom to realize this adaptation in whatever way they'd like. As it is, the "corporate team" approach has not been ideal for this book.
But this one? I don't understand it at all. The writing abridges the life out of the original trilogy. Most humor is gone, and major plot points often don't fare much better. It's like watching the three movies at double or triple speed. As for the art, I don't have a problem with the cartoony style of the characters, but the artists seem, strangely, to have ignored the distinctive lighting of most of the scenes. Instead, everything is lit almost the same: neutral, plain, and usually too bright. This gives the book a bland, monotonous look, which is disappointing for what ought to be a visually interesting story.
There are occasional flubs in both the art (on page 59, Luke is wearing stormtrooper armor at the Yavin battle briefing) and the text (page 127, the somewhat unidiomatic "Shortly later"). While the book itself feels like a nice production--nice size, pleasant feel--the contents are really disappointing. I wonder if this is an example of "too many graphic novel designers" spoiling the book. Disney Books obviously assumes you won't care who actually created this book, because the creative team is relegated to the very end of the book, and even then it's a little difficult to figure out who did what. I imagine it would have been far better for Disney to choose a normal-sized graphic novel team (writer, artist, inker, letterer), and give them the freedom to realize this adaptation in whatever way they'd like. As it is, the "corporate team" approach has not been ideal for this book.
October 23, 2021
It might be the artwork. . . It might be Maybelline. . . Or it most definitely could be the seemingly forced comedic parts of this series.
As per most comics, I enjoy heavily interacting with the multitude of categories such as nostalgia, art, plot, and overall enjoyment. Star Wars is an extremely important series to me, I grew up with it in literally every way you could imagine (and yes, that does include sneaking the R2-D2 off my dad's collector shelves and placing it on one of my own to admire, having a cousin nicknamed Jar Jar, and screaming in joy when I kicked my friends' asses in Star Wars Racers). So obviously one of the areas was checked off.
Then I saw the art. Okay, it's not the worst art to be honest, just doesn't really feel Star Wars -esque. But sometimes art work that doesn't feel like it fits eventually begins to feel natural. Once again, half check.
Finally, we hit the plot. . . and is it a regurgitated version of the original trilogy in a rushed non-sensical format that seems to focus more on the comedic moments than the actually moving moments? Yes. It was horrible. I cannot express enough how bothersome this graphic novel was. It just rubbed you the wrong way in every possible aspect, like a tribute band that sings all of the original band's songs in the wrong tempo and genre.
As per most comics, I enjoy heavily interacting with the multitude of categories such as nostalgia, art, plot, and overall enjoyment. Star Wars is an extremely important series to me, I grew up with it in literally every way you could imagine (and yes, that does include sneaking the R2-D2 off my dad's collector shelves and placing it on one of my own to admire, having a cousin nicknamed Jar Jar, and screaming in joy when I kicked my friends' asses in Star Wars Racers). So obviously one of the areas was checked off.
Then I saw the art. Okay, it's not the worst art to be honest, just doesn't really feel Star Wars -esque. But sometimes art work that doesn't feel like it fits eventually begins to feel natural. Once again, half check.
Finally, we hit the plot. . . and is it a regurgitated version of the original trilogy in a rushed non-sensical format that seems to focus more on the comedic moments than the actually moving moments? Yes. It was horrible. I cannot express enough how bothersome this graphic novel was. It just rubbed you the wrong way in every possible aspect, like a tribute band that sings all of the original band's songs in the wrong tempo and genre.
January 21, 2019
I will be using this to teach hero’s journey and character archetypes to my English as a second language students. They art is great and they include everything from the movies. I just wish there were more speech bubbles. There are several instances where it’s just pages of sound effect bubbles and nothing else. I will supplement this with pages from the actual script and the movie so as to beef it up a bit.
Great for entertainment but not the best for teaching. Oh well, I already bought the books. We will roll with it and make it work.
Great for entertainment but not the best for teaching. Oh well, I already bought the books. We will roll with it and make it work.
January 5, 2018
I really enjoyed this book. It was almost just like watching the movies. It was cool that it included the whole original trilogy. The one issue I had with it was it was a little short. I was able to read it in a little bit more than an hour. I think the book skipped over too many little parts that made a difference in the end. I think that overall the book was really good and the illustrations were also very cool. I would recommend most Star Wars fans to read it.
September 10, 2021
There is nothing new in this adaptation that the movies didn't have. In fact, many scenes are missing, probably in an attempt to save space and hecause they weren't really important. The artwork is nice, though. The book is more suitable as a reminder of the trilogy that created one of the most popular fictional universes in the world. Or maybe it's just intended as a pocketbook version aimed at younger audiences.
December 30, 2025
5 ⭐️ I am in LOVE with the art style of this book, they really stuck to the script because the big 3 are all beautiful as per usual! This was so well written and understandable and I genuinely think you could read this having never seen the films and completely understand what’s going on which is honestly a rarity these kinds of books!!
June 29, 2022
A fun graphic novel for a quick telling of the original star wars trilogy
March 20, 2023
really liked the drawing style, esp lineart
June 6, 2023
skeptical about sitting down and watching the original trilogy, but really enjoyed remembering the story
the way leia luke and han are designed was so odd, and the whole book felt a bit lackluster when compared to the high stakes of the scenes going down
*my saga replacement*
the way leia luke and han are designed was so odd, and the whole book felt a bit lackluster when compared to the high stakes of the scenes going down
*my saga replacement*
September 23, 2024
Good well done adaptation of the original Star Wars films.
Yes some things are cut out obviously.
But it is a great retelling and great fun for Child readers because this book appeals to children and is clearly aimed at Child readers.
The illustrations are good.
Yes some things are cut out obviously.
But it is a great retelling and great fun for Child readers because this book appeals to children and is clearly aimed at Child readers.
The illustrations are good.
May 27, 2017
This does a good job of condensing the 3 movies into a graphic novel that can be read in under an hour, and I liked the art style.
January 5, 2022
I liked how it was just like the movie!
August 19, 2021
Stays close to the entire theme and doesn't miss out on important events, dialogues and expressions.
August 30, 2020
I liked this quite a bit. I haven't seen the original movies in a while, but from what I could tell, the script for this novelization is pretty accurate. All the famous lines that people would know are in there. They take out the creepy kiss between Luke and Leia, which was nice. I can see from some research that may be something they've now taken out of the movie, as well, but for purposes of the movie as it originally aired, that is removed.
The art can be inconsistent. It's usually quite enjoyable, but Luke develops some more feminine features in The Empire Strikes Back section that made him hard to recognize, even knowing the story. Luke is shown passed out in the snow from the Wampa attack with very full and shiny lips. I asked a longtime Star Wars fan of mine who the character was and he said he had no idea. My sister thought it might be Rose Tico. Throughout that chapter, his facial structure and mouth are drawn more delicately than they were in the A New Hope section and the one from Return of the Jedi. You get used to it, but it was jarring at first.
I would highly recommend this and would like to add it and the previous book to my personal collection. 4.5/5
The art can be inconsistent. It's usually quite enjoyable, but Luke develops some more feminine features in The Empire Strikes Back section that made him hard to recognize, even knowing the story. Luke is shown passed out in the snow from the Wampa attack with very full and shiny lips. I asked a longtime Star Wars fan of mine who the character was and he said he had no idea. My sister thought it might be Rose Tico. Throughout that chapter, his facial structure and mouth are drawn more delicately than they were in the A New Hope section and the one from Return of the Jedi. You get used to it, but it was jarring at first.
I would highly recommend this and would like to add it and the previous book to my personal collection. 4.5/5
June 5, 2016
Missing some of my favorite scenes and lines from the movies ... a danger of any adaptation, I suppose.
Fun artwork, all the same.
And for any elementary teacher librarians out there ... fairly elem. friendly. Yes, Leia is stuck in the same costume in Jabba's palace but it's not, what's the word I want. Overly accentuated?
Fun artwork, all the same.
And for any elementary teacher librarians out there ... fairly elem. friendly. Yes, Leia is stuck in the same costume in Jabba's palace but it's not, what's the word I want. Overly accentuated?
January 2, 2018
Strange adaptation rushes through, makes everything look cute, misses the tone half of the time. It's really low on descriptive text, but the art doesn't really make up for it. 3rd graders would eat it up, but it's far from the quality of the junior novelizations, the collected "storybook" or the various comic book adaptations out there.
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